Remote Control remains disabled despite workspace permission being enabled
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.825.31414 (build 7287) — bundled Codex CLI 0.150.0-alpha.12.2
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Business — Workspace Owner
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm guillermoboscaolmos@Guillermos-MacBook-Pro-2 ~ %
What issue are you seeing?
Feedback ID: no-active-thread-01a045be-361d-7861-91ed-368c03cd5402
Steps to reproduce:
- Enable “Allow members to discover and control devices remotely” in Business workspace settings.
- Restart the ChatGPT macOS app and sign in again.
- Open Settings > Connections > Control this Mac.
- “Allow connections” remains disabled and cannot be selected.
Expected result:
The setting should be enabled so the app can generate the pairing QR code.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Feedback ID: no-active-thread-01a045bf-0100-7c42-ba6f-0e90215c8381
What is the expected behavior?
The “Allow connections” switch should be available after remote device control has been enabled by the Business workspace Owner. Enabling it should generate a valid pairing QR code so that the Mac can be connected to the ChatGPT mobile app.
Additional information
ChatGPT subscription: Business
Workspace role: Owner
ChatGPT macOS app version: 26.825.31414
Build: 7287
Bundled Codex CLI version: 0.150.0-alpha.12.2
The workspace permission for remote device control is enabled, but the corresponding setting in the macOS app remains disabled. Screenshots of both settings are attached.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at Settings > Connections > Control this Mac in the macOS app and trace how the Business workspace permission is read after sign-in and restart. Verify that the “Allow connections” switch becomes available for an enabled workspace permission and that enabling it produces a valid pairing QR code.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- authorization, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100